Monday, May 10, 2010

About a week ago I saw on FaceBook that you could "friend" Einstein Bros Bagels and they'd link you to a coupon for a free bagel and shmear. So I did that, and amusingly the coupon said "do not duplicate," as if they could tell how many times I printed it out...

So I made 4 copies, just in case I wanted more than 1 bagel. As it turns out, The only Einstein Bros in town are all really far from my house, but there is one near my parents' house, and I though maybe my Mom would want to go to brunch there. Then I realized that Sunday was Mother's day, so I asked Mom if she wanted to go get a bagel. So we did that, then she wanted to show me this house they own up in Marana, and on the way there we passed another Einstein Bros location. I jokingly said "hey - I have 2 more free bagel coupons - we could stop again!" Mom was like "We just ate! Maybe on the way back."

Sure enough, on the way back we stopped for another free bagel. See what a good son I am? Not 1 but TWO free bagels for Mom for Mother's day!

You might think that's kinda cheap, or cheesy, "Here Mom, happy Mother's Day... have a free bagel." But you don't know my mother. She's really into bargain hunting, and there's nothing she likes better than getting something for free. She couldn't have been more proud.